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Obsidian Mirror

Culture Jama-Coaque500 B.C. - 1530

Museo Casa del Alabado

Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador

Obsidian mirrors, appreciated for their colour and translucence, were associated with shamanic vision and clairvoyance: they allowed the inhabitants of our world acces to spiritual energy.

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  • Title: Obsidian Mirror
  • Creator: Culture Jama-Coaque
  • Creator Lifespan: -500 - 1530
  • Creator Nationality: Ecuador
  • Creator Death Place: Manabi, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena. Ecuadorian North Coast
  • Creator Birth Place: Manabi, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena. Ecuadorian North Coast
  • Date: 500 B.C. - 1530
  • Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast
  • Physical Dimensions: h15.9 cm
  • Culture: Jama-Coaque
  • Type: Stone
  • Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC), Museo Casa del Alabado
  • External Link: http://alabado.org/
  • Medium: Obsidian Stone
Museo Casa del Alabado

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